No more casual: State Department imposes first-ever dress code on diplomats

For the first time, the State Department has added formal dress code guidance to its Foreign Affairs Manual, setting attire ...
The Hindu

Cost concerns delay safer building codes despite Himalayan threats

Are the risks to structures in the Himalayas and north-eastern states from earthquakes overestimated? Scientists, structural engineers, representatives from several government ministries are expected ...
Indiatimes

National Building Standards to replace Code by April; Experts raise concerns over fire safety matters

NEW DELHI: The National Building Code (NBC) will be replaced by a National Building Standard (NBS) by April-end, giving states and municipal bodies rights over matters such as development control ...
Governing

Building and Fire Safety Codes Save Lives. Why Are States Weakening Them?

Firefighters respond to a five-alarm fire in a row of apartment buildings in Queens, N.Y., on Jan. 6. (Gardiner Anderson/New York Daily News/TNS) A New Year’s celebration in the Swiss Alps turned ...
The Bulletin

Bend moves toward wildfire building codes

Bend may be the next city in Oregon to require home builders to use fire-resistant materials in new construction. The Bend City Council mostly supported that prospect in a work session last week, and ...
Hartford Courant

A law that would change CT’s building code drew wide support and opposition. Why it may be repealed

Lawmakers are poised to repeal a 2024 law that would have changed state building code to allow only one stairway as an exit in some residential buildings, following opposition from Connecticut fire ...
The Connecticut Mirror

CT lawmakers to repeal 2024 single-stair building code change

Construction of mixed-use buildings at 808 and 848 Chapel St. in New Haven will bring over 160 apartments to downtown New Haven. State officials are considering changing means of egress rules in the ...
The Evening Sun

State Mandated Building Code Change Has Public Hearing Set For March 9, Despite Concerns

The Board of Supervisors will hold a Public Hearing for proposed Local Law No. 1 of 2026, at 10:40 a.m., Monday, March 9, in the Supervisors’ Chambers, in the County Office Building, located at 5 ...
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Know your building codes

Building codes aren’t optional - they’re essential. Discover why following them saves time and trouble. 'Everyone here is irate': White House scrambles after tariff loss as Trump unloads on Supreme ...
Engineering News-Record

New York City Adopts New Energy Conservation and Building Codes

New York City is aligning its building code to be more closely aligned with international model standards and state requirements. January 30, 2026 New York City has made a major change in its approach ...
Wired

How Claude Code Is Reshaping Software—and Anthropic

Engineers in Silicon Valley have been raving about Anthropic’s AI coding tool, Claude Code, for months. But recently, the buzz feels as if it’s reached a fever pitch. Earlier this week, I sat down ...